Quality Magazine

Check out our cover story on metrology toolbox options, products that offer complex measuring results, but are simple for operators to use, how continuous improvement keeps quality top of mind, a Vision & Sensors special edition and many more in this month’s Quality.

Measurement

Best Suited Options for Your Metrology Toolbox

When are non-contact structured light 3D scanners better suited than touch CMMs?

Capture 3D, a Zeiss Company

September 8, 2022

One Comment

The science behind 3D scanners and CMM technologies is different; however, both collect coordinate measurement data and are widely used within the plastics industry. When is it better suited to use non-contact structured light 3D scanners than touch CMMs?

Quality 101

Auditing: Professional Development and Participation

Being an effective auditor takes continual professional development and regular participation in audits.

John Vandenbemden

September 15, 2022

3 Comments

Motivation for wanting to be an auditor is critical to be an effective auditor. I have concerns when someone expresses to me that “I am tired that this is not being done or everyone is getting away with this or that.”

Management

Why Continuous Improvement Matters

Having an improvement program is not as useful as having an improvement culture.

Genevieve Diesing

September 8, 2022

12 Comments

What is the best way to encourage a continuous improvement culture? While organizations have historically used rewards to entice employees to support these efforts, upper management’s ongoing and visible support is the best way to make continuous improvement “a way of life,”

Measurement

Handheld Gaging: It All Comes Down To The Touch

Combining the best of metrology and other industries creates products that are simple for the operator to use while also providing very complex measuring results.

George Schuetz

September 1, 2022

3 Comments

There is a blur between the advances in metrology and the use of advances from other industries. But sometimes, combining the best of both worlds creates products that are simple for the operator to use while also being able to provide very complex measuring results.

Test & Inspection

Tackling The Quality Conundrum In Additive Manufacturing

Today innovative metrology technologies are being developed that can provide meaningful measurement data efficiently and cost-effectively.

Peter de Groot PhD

September 1, 2022

4 Comments

Additive manufacturing produces parts layer by layer and this opens up an array of unique issues that can affect the integrity of a finished product, and also a unique set of surface characteristics that make the job of measuring and validating that much more difficult.

Software & Analysis

Reverse Engineering Software: Who? What? When? Where? Why?

Reverse engineering is used practically everywhere and in every industry.

Greg Groth

September 1, 2022

4 Comments

Reverse engineering as a term is adopted by many industry subsets. From genetics, computer code, complex PCBs (printed circuit boards), and even military espionage. In this article, we are specifically relating to a metrology-driven process steered by high-precision 3D data acquisition tools.

Speaking of Quality | Dr. Rhonda Farrell

Innovation and Smart Manufacturing

What all industries can take away for enhanced value realization.

Dr. Rhonda Farrell

September 15, 2022

4 Comments

Smart manufacturing, like many other industry “smart” initiatives, harnesses a plethora of integrated people, process, and technological elements to drive successful value creating outcomes.

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Face of Quality | Jim L. Smith

Dissatisfied Customers: A Few Principles to Deal With Unhappy Customers

Jim L. Smith

September 15, 2022

2 Comments

Regardless of the business you have customers and some of them are unhappy. Coping with these customers is an inevitable part of everyday business life and how you deal with them is a predictor of success.

From the Editor | Darryl Seland

Rube Goldberg: The Elaborate to Solve the Simple

Darryl Seland

September 15, 2022

One Comment

Rube Goldberg is an American cartoonist well known for his illustrations depicting overly elaborate devices designed to accomplish relatively simple functions. These types of devices became widely known as Rube Goldberg machines.

Vision & Sensors | Analysis

Understanding The Value Proposition For Deep Learning in Machine Vision

Deep learning software represents a powerful tool in the machine vision toolbox, but one must first understand how the technology works and where it adds value.

David Dechow

September 1, 2022

5 Comments

In the machine vision marketplace the term “AI” typically refers to deep learning platforms that enable industrial automation and inspection. To appreciate the value proposition of AI in this context, it’s helpful to understand how the technology has evolved over the past several decades.

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Vision & Sensors | Sensors

Smart Color Sensor Technology

For color detection, color measurement and innovative automation tasks.

Martin Dumberger

September 1, 2022

6 Comments

It is crucial to hit the right color tone in the production process and to produce it homogeneously across numerous batches. Color not only leaves an impression of quality, but can also be used as an indirect variable to control the process.

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Vision & Sensors | Machine Learning

How To Identify Opportunities For AI In Machine Vision

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Brandon Hunt

September 1, 2022

12 Comments

How you can identify opportunities for AI in your machine vision applications.

Vision & Sensors | Machine Vision 101

A Quick Overview Of Industrial Camera Interfaces

Machine vision system developers must consider data bandwidth, cable length, and other factors when choosing a camera interface.

Bob McCurrach

September 1, 2022

One Comment

Machine vision system developers must consider data bandwidth, cable length, and other factors when choosing a camera interface.

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Quality Magazine

2022 September

Cover Story

Best Suited Options for Your Metrology Toolbox

Features

Auditing: Professional Development and Participation

Why Continuous Improvement Matters

Handheld Gaging: It All Comes Down To The Touch

Tackling The Quality Conundrum In Additive Manufacturing

Reverse Engineering Software: Who? What? When? Where? Why?

Columns

Innovation and Smart Manufacturing

Dissatisfied Customers: A Few Principles to Deal With Unhappy Customers

Rube Goldberg: The Elaborate to Solve the Simple

Vision & Sensors

Understanding The Value Proposition For Deep Learning in Machine Vision

Smart Color Sensor Technology

How To Identify Opportunities For AI In Machine Vision

A Quick Overview Of Industrial Camera Interfaces

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